A newborn baby died in Ahmedabad on Tuesday shortly after being born on the footpath outside a government hospital, with the mother alleging that hospital authorities denied her admission seeking proof of her marriage.

When Ramlal Pal and his nine-months pregnant wife Sudevi boarded a train from Kalyan to head to KEM Hospital, little did they know that their first child would be born in the same train. Sudevi was writhing in pain as she went into labour while the train was in motion.

A young woman named Roobina was forced to deliver her baby on a pavement today in Bhopal because she was not able to pay the Rs 1,000 bribe allegedly demanded at a government hospital. The baby boy died minutes after being born at 10 am.